Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Alpinia zerumbet
Collector Name:
Tim Flynn
Collection Date:
May 3, 1990
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Locality:
National Tropical Botanical Garden, Maidenhair Falls. NTBG Acc.#: 810367001.
Plant Description:
Stems up to 7 ft., lax; leaves varigated dark green and whitish-yellow, glossy above, below paler with slight sheen; inflorescence drooping, peduncle whitish-pink becoming yellowish-white at the base; outer tepals waxy white with pink apex; inner tepals same; petaloid staminode waxy whittish without, bright yellow at apex within with red guide markings down to whitish-green base; functional stamen yellowish-white.
From Cultivated Plant:
Yes
Comments:
Rec'd from Hideo Teshima, Omao, HI.
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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